Posts Tagged ‘preserves’
Coastal Watch & MANG Volunteers Plant 1,000 Mangroves
SCCF’s Coastal Watch volunteers, alongside volunteers from MANG helped plant over 1,000 mangroves on SCCF’s York Island Preserve. The partnership and planting mark yet another milestone towards recovery from Hurricanes…
Read MoreWilliam and Ruth Brooks Nature Trail Now Open
Thanks to a generous donation from William and Ruth Brooks, a half-mile loop trail is now open to the public behind SCCF headquarters. Funding provided by the Brooks allowed contractors…
Read MoreSCCF Puschel Preserve Now Open to Public
It’s been about four years since Roberta and Philip Puschel made the lead gift in SCCF’s campaign to acquire 12-plus acres of wildlife habitat running from Periwinkle Way to the…
Read MoreHow Re-Greening Interior Preserves is a Huge, Historic Effort
The removal of dead vegetation from SCCF conservation lands as a result of the hurricanes of the last three years is an unprecedented, labor-intensive, and expensive task. While storm surge…
Read MoreSCCF Accelerates Re-Greening of Preserves
As part of an effort to speed up the removal of dead vegetation and allow nature to flourish once again, contractors hired by SCCF began debris removal along Sanibel-Captiva Road…
Read MoreRestoration of Preserve Lands a Top Priority
Anyone who travels on Sanibel-Captiva Road these days notices dead vegetation, especially near at the curve by the American Legion, where cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) are in the process of removal from…
Read MoreCoastal Watch Receives $25K from Lee County for Voluntourism Marketing
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from Lee County’s Tourist Development Council (TDC), SCCF’s Coastal Watch program will boost efforts to encourage visitors to take part in community conservation initiatives through…
Read MoreSCCF Preserve Lands Will Take Time to Heal
With ongoing chipping or removal of dead vegetation on SCCF properties, the landscape has taken on a different look while the ecosystems heal from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Before…
Read MoreSCCF Pick Preserve serves as Outdoor Classroom
For the first time since Hurricane Ian, students from the Sanibel School (the island’s K-8 public school) were able to use SCCF’s Pick Preserve as a space to learn about…
Read MoreSCCF Tours Off-Island Preserves by Boat
On Jan. 24, SCCF leaders ventured out by boat to preserve lands in Cape Coral and various keys in Pine Island Sound to assess restoration needs. They determined that natural…
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